salt

in this melting darkness,
a flowing river
without an end,
drops of salt fall silent,
dissolving into nothingness;

an ocean is born
among its waves,
that rise and fall
without a moon;

only two white hollows
in the black,
bleeding salt
upon this smarting skin;

come, taste this salt
if you will,
and you will honour
the flavour of this -
our shared humanity.